Probably not too smart

[goinsfishin]

"I thought I had a really nice fish on, so I put the engine in neutral".....not a good move at any time with lines out. As shallow as most of the Bay is, it's a surefire way to lose expensive tackle.....better to idle down to lowest in gear then bump into neutral to net the fish if you have to....then immediately power up again to maintain headway. Better a little more challenge netting and landing than a CF that could turn deadly.
Glad everything worked out OK.

[Skip]

Only good thing about dieing while fishing alone - you do not have to listen to the wife berating you the next 5 years.

Now come home wet and with stitches - might as well get out ear plugs.

Shame you lost the fish.

[Conjuror]

Capt. Steve. I think you are right and lesson learned. At the time my thought was to get the big one in fast, and it was really hammering around back there....but in retrospect there were no boats around and I had plenty of room.

Skip...I can't wait to hear what she says when I head out this saturday!

[crabby and son]

All is well that ends well. Life is a BIG learning experience and the wife doesn't need to know everything although most think they ALREADY know everything!..........Gary

[Doggydaddy]

Sounds like your safe & sound but I'd think twice before taking a dip alone....next time have the wife go in.

[Reverb]

Your a better man than I... I had to take a dip in August with a full crew, which wasn;t that bad, but the damn wind was blowin 20/25.. Water was warm, but holding onto a skeg and trying to cut Power Pro out of a prop was a challenging...

[Night Nurse]

What Skip was realy saying is (what are the # where you lost all that good stuff, )


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